Saturday, June 20, 2015

Saturday in Space - Stratospheres, Lapping Mars, & Titan

Over on skyandtelescope.com, a recent article examines "Searching for Exoplanet Stratospheres" here.


Also, on nasa.gov, they celebrate as a "Veteran NASA Spacecraft Nears 60,000th Lap Around Mars, No Pit Stops" here.


Finally, on sciencechannel.com, a short video takes a look at "Titan, A 'Strangely Eathlike' World" here.


Saturday in Space on GRYMVALD.com
What's happening in Space and
what can it mean for our tabletop RPGing?
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Friday, June 19, 2015

Flora & Fauna Friday - Tortoises & Sea Turtles

Over on smithsonianmag.com, they heralded that the "Second Critically Endangered Tortoise Hatches from a Cracked Egg" here.  "To get the critically endangered Madagascar spider tortoises to breed successfully took both tenacity and a whole lot of luck."


Also, on discovermagazine.com, they share a "Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook for Tortoises" here.  They end the article with an old video of a helpful shell-shaker and his traveling buddy which I will also share here.



Finally, on the Lindsey Kurtz YouTube channel, a video freshly uploaded this week delves into "Endangered Sea Turtles" and what we can all do to help save them.  Watch and learn!



Examining animals, plants, and the
environments we use for our tabletop RPGing.
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Thursday, June 18, 2015

Historical Thursday - Civil War Medicine, Holy Roman Sword, & Hugh Ambrose Passes

Over on imgur.com, check out the pics of "The sword of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I" here.


Also, from smithsonianmag.com, they share "Six Ways the Civil War Changed American Medicine" here.


Finally, on warhistoryonline.com, they tell us "World War Two historian and writer, Hugh Ambrose dies" here.


Sifting through History to
enhance our tabletop RPGing.
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Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Worldbuilding Wednesday - Iron and Bronze Age Discoveries

Over on universityherald.com, a recent article shares "Ancient Europeans Migrated During Bronze Age, New Studies Suggest" here.


Also, on bajrfed.co.uk, a "Well-preserved Early Iron Age bronze axe found in Surrey" here.


Finally, from pasthorizonspr.com, they tell of a "Late Bronze-Age site destroyed by fire to be excavated further" here.


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The nuts and bolts of Worldbuilding
for our tabletop RPGing.
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Tuesday, June 16, 2015

The Tuesday Sundries - London, William Marshal, & the Magna Carta

The Medievalist.net website has been all over the anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta, and I've collected a few of the many interesting stories and perspectives on this event.  But before I share a couple of them from there, let me point everyone to historytoday.com where they have an article "Explaining some of the key clauses in the Great Charter" here.  And be sure to check out "Ten Short Videos about the Magna Carta" here.


So, check out this article from the Medievalists.net website on "The City of London and the Magna Carta" here.


Finally, let's wrap up with "Magna Carta: The Medieval Context and the Part Played by William Marshal" here.


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Essentially, a clearinghouse for topics on GRYMVALD.com
not covered elsewhere or wanting a particular focus.
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Monday, June 15, 2015

RPG Media Monday - Smithsonian Art, Pole Arms, & Dueling

Over on openculture.com, they inform us that the "Smithsonian Digitizes & Lets You Download 40,000 Works of Asian and American Art."  Find out more here.


Also, on digilibraries.com, this "Critique" has a section with the "Evolution" of Pole Arms here.


Finally, economist.com heralds a book on Dueling titled "Touché: The Duel in Literature" here.


What can be gleaned from Media
and used in our tabletop RPGing?
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Sunday, June 14, 2015

Setting & Society Sunday - Rabbits as Food, Chef Title Descriptions, & Culinary Horrors

Over on pasthorizonspr.com, they ask "Why did modern humans hunt and eat rabbit while Neanderthals didn’t?"  Learn more here.


Also, on whatscookingamerica.net, they break down "Chef Title Descriptions" here.


Finally, on brilliantmaps.com, they show us "The Many Disgusting Dishes & Culinary Horrors of Europe" here.


Looking closer at Setting and Society
as a part of what is presented by GMs.
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